If you could become the superuser to run an arbitrary command without any permission via sudo that would be really bad -- don't you think.
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tvanfossonFeb 16 '09 at 13:25

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In the movies, they just type "ACCESS OVERRIDE" and they're in, right?
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Paul TomblinFeb 16 '09 at 13:29

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@gnovince My belief is that openness is the best weapon to all kind of problems. Do you know the Linus' law that "given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow"? Clearly, the question is more about security than really running "sudo commands without sudo access".
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UnixBasicsMar 26 '09 at 0:13

What's the problem? You're not in the sudoers group, or the sudo program doesn't exist?
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HenningJul 23 '09 at 17:19

Do you really need to be a sudo? Can you circumvent your problem? There is a beautiful picture here about the process:

Manuals have all kind of nice statements about security, but be realistic! Security is a process that you can not buy from a store. If someone finds a security hole in your system, he may be able to run "sudo commands" without being a "sudo".

Your goal is not necessarily to run "sudo commands" at all. Like the picture showed, people tend to cicumvent security measures. Be pragmatic, and please do not try to head towards a brick wall. Hopefully, the links help.